NutrientGirl

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Diet pal

It seems that Diet Pal is copying most of their data directly from the USDA Nutrient Database. It is probably better to cite the USDA directly in these cases. Also, there is a template (Template:Nutritional value) which can be used to summarize values from the USDA nutrient database (or other sources). You can see the nutritional value template employed in the Jackfruit article you edited. Several of the article you edited (e.g. Thyme, Rosemary, Balsamic vinegar) don't have the template summarizing nutrition yet. If you're interested in adding nutrition information to articles, using that template might be something to explore.

At any rate, adding a reference for statements about nutrients in text, as you were doing, is certainly a good idea. Welcome to Wikipedia. Plantdrew (talk) 05:18, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

It is a good idea, and it is useful information, but what you are adding are spam links. I am going to remove all of them. Feel free to add the information back tied to a reliable source. --AfadsBad (talk) 21:27, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

I guess the assumption of good faith no longer holds at Wikipedia.NutrientGirl (talk) 21:41, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

Your reasons behind adding the link do not make it a reliable source; it appears to be either a spam link or a good faith attempt to add the information. If the latter is the case, Plantdrew did locate a source that is considered reliable by Wikipedia standards, and you may add the information back and reference it to that source. --AfadsBad (talk) 21:50, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

The source that he pointed to does not include the information that I added (specifically, phytochemical content). How can a source be reliable by Wikipedia standards if the information is not there?NutrientGirl (talk) 21:58, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

Reliability does not depend upon how you want to use it. How do you know that the dietpal website is reliable? I can't find anything on it that explains how it gets its information. Can you link me to something?

All you have to do is find a reliable website that has the information you want to add, it does not have to be the USDA website. --AfadsBad (talk) 22:09, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

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